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UNINA9910784604803321 |
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Titolo |
Housing markets in the United States and Japan [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Yukio Noguchi and James M. Poterba |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1994 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-22387-5 |
9786611223878 |
0-226-59020-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (280 p.) |
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Collana |
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A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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NoguchiYukio <1940-> |
PoterbaJames M |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Housing - Japan |
Housing - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"The research papers collected in this volume were presented at a joint Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER)-National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) conference in January 1991"--Acknowledgments. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Land Prices and House Prices in Japan -- 2. Land Prices and House Prices in the United States -- 3. Housing Finance in Japan -- 4. Housing Finance in the United States -- 5. Housing and the Journey to Work in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area -- 6. Housing and the Journey to Work in U.S. Cities -- 7. Housing and Saving in Japan -- 8. Housing and Saving in the United States -- 9. Public Policy and Housing in Japan -- 10. Public Policy and Housing in the United States -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Although Japan and the United States are the world's leading economies, there are significant differences in the ways their wealth is translated into living standards. A careful comparison of housing markets illustrates not only how living standards in the two countries differ, but also reveals much about saving patterns and how they affect wealth accumulation. In this volume, ten essays discuss the evolution of housing prices, housing markets and personal savings, housing |
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